Studies of a Bear

1620s?

Leonard Bramer

Associated Names
Leonard Bramer

Artist, Dutch, 1596 - 1674

This is a drawing of a bear standing on its hind legs. The bear has its front paws raised. The drawing uses broad strokes to depict the bear's fur and volume, with a limited color palette of brown, black, and lighter tones. The background is muted and textured. The bear's posture and gesture give the scene a dynamic quality. There's a sketch of another animal in the top left, possibly a small dog. The style is energetic and spontaneous, with a focus on essence rather than detailed realism.

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Provenance

J. Carter Brown [1934-2002], given to his wife Pamela Drexel Brown [1947-2005]; by descent to their children, John Carter Brown IV [born 1977] and Elissa Lucinda Brown [born 1983], New York; gift to NGA, 2017.

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Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: by later hand, top left in brown ink: No. 209 teeckeninge van van Eyck 40

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q64592968

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